I’m really excited to share this with you today, the rumor mills are running hot with what songs are going to be included in this release, and I’ve got the inside word… more on that after the jump.

Now these guys have really beat me to the punch here, I mean, if I had the time and resources of SongPond, Songsterr, JamPlay, Song Surgeon and Singing Success then this would be the product I’d be putting out.

I have created a search engine to find free guitar backing tracks, check it out below and let me know what you think.

It takes whatever you’re searching for and tries to bring back pages that contain backing tracks for guitar songs. Ones you can actually listen to, or download as mp3.

I was spending a bunch of time going to each website to see if they had the track I was after, and you’re probably like me… when you’ve got some time to be playing your guitar you don’t want to be spending time playing your computer.

For the majority of songs you’ll play (I’d say all of them unless you’re a lead guitarist,) you’ll need to learn how to play guitar chords. I’m going to guide you through the most common guitar chords you’ll come across, which is a selection of the Open Major, Minor, Seventh, and Barre chords.

If you’ve never picked up a guitar before, and have no idea where to start, check out my guide on Easy guitar chords for beginners. Then come back here and learn all the major, minor, 7ths, and Barre chords, equip yourself with all the tools you’ll need to play those guitar songs.

This article explains a few techniques to help you on your way to learning perfect pitch, you may also hear it being called “how to learn absolute pitch” too, which is fine, they’re the same thing.

I’m going to go through some introductory material on perfect pitch, then look at how you can develop perfect pitch for yourself, and finally I’ll give you some more “extra for experts” resources, like perfect pitch software.

As a fellow guitarist, I’m sure you can appreciate the value of obtaining perfect pitch. Think of how much easier your musical endeavors are going to be when you can go from music-idea to music-notation in the blink of an eye. It’s the one thing I hated… when I had a rhythm or little riff in my head and not being able to write it down. I would try to play it on the guitar as soon as I got home and record it to my computer, but it never sounded the same.

It’s interesting for the beginner guitarist, you’re always going to be taught the Open position of chords (that is some strings are played without you placing a finger on any fret) I find it a funny situation because once you learn how to play barre chords you need to remember less, but it’s harder on your fingers. Open chords are easier on your fingers, and help to build your strength and dexterity but can be harder to change between and remember.

This guide on Easy guitar chords for beginners covers how to read chord diagrams and the easiest of the Open Major Chords. For a full set of guitar chords check out my Learn how to play guitar chords guide.